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us. L. 1. A song; a melody. 2. The treble or soprano part. c. Ambrosia’nus. The four chants introduced by St. Ambrose, in the fourth century, supposed to be derived from Greek melodies. c. figura’lis (or figuratus). Mensurable music; melody with figurate embellishment. c. fir‘mus. (a) The melody originally given to the tenors, later to the sopranos; (b) plain song; (c) a theme or air chosen for counterpoint; this air remains the same, i.e., “firm,” as the different voices take it, while the accompanying voices always change; in distinction to the c. f. they are called the counterpoint (q.v.). c. cor on at us. A c. fractus when accompanied by a fa-burden. c. durus. A song modulating into a key with one or more sharps, almost the same as “major key.” c. ecclesiastic us. Church-music, particularly plain song; also the singing of the liturgy. c. fractus. | Broken melody. c. Greg or i an us. A melody introduced by St. Gregory. c. plan us. c. mensurabilis. RegPlain song. ular, or measured, melody. Vide MENSURABLE MUSIC. ¢.moll is. Song in the minor.